Stepping Up: A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails

The Problem

The number of people with mental illness in U.S. jails has reached crisis levels.
In counties across the nation, jails now have more people with mental illnesses
than in their psychiatric hospitals. Learn More

The People

The situation is hurting real people. But communities, judges, police officers,
mental health professionals and others have already started stepping up to combat the problem.
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